Oshawa Bus Terminal
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Oshawa Bus Terminal is located at 47 Bond Street West in Oshawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. The building is owned by the City of Oshawa and incorporates a multi-storey municipal parking lot.
City Council has adopted, in principle, the Downtown Action Plan, July 2005, which recommends that the bus terminal functions should be relocated from this priority development site.
As this the hometown of General Motors Canada
, the bus terminal has murals of the auto industry decorating the face of the structure. Eight panels represent each of GM's corporate values: Heritage, Diversity, People, Innovation, Safety, Environment, Customer Enthusiasm and Quality.
can ride on GO Transit buses with a DRT ticket, pass, or transfer under the fare integration agreement. Tickets and passes are sold in the terminal although most of the local bus routes (except for route 413) operate on the adjoining street grid: Centre Street, Simcoe Street, Bond Street and King Street.
Oshawa
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The building is owned by the City of Oshawa and incorporates a multi-storey municipal parking lot.
City Council has adopted, in principle, the Downtown Action Plan, July 2005, which recommends that the bus terminal functions should be relocated from this priority development site.
As this the hometown of General Motors Canada
General Motors Canada
General Motors of Canada Limited is General Motors' Canadian division. Its national headquarters office, Canadian Regional Engineering Centre, and main manufacturing plants are located in Oshawa, Ontario. GM Canada is 100% owned by GM.As of Apr...
, the bus terminal has murals of the auto industry decorating the face of the structure. Eight panels represent each of GM's corporate values: Heritage, Diversity, People, Innovation, Safety, Environment, Customer Enthusiasm and Quality.
GO Transit
- Hwy 2 GO Bus Service (route 94) to Yorkdale Bus Terminal Board on Platform 3
- Hwy 2 Express GO Bus (route 95) to Finch Bus Terminal Board On Platform 5
- Hwy 407 East GO Bus Service (route 52) to York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
via Durham CollegeDurham CollegeDurham College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in the Durham Region with campuses in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Whitby and additional locations in Uxbridge, Port Hope, Port Perry and Beaverton...
/UOITUniversity of Ontario Institute of TechnologyThe University of Ontario Institute of Technology is located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university shares its campus with Durham College. The university was founded in 2002 and accepted its first students in 2003, making it one of Canada's newest universities...
Board On Platform 4 - Lakeshore East GO Train & Bus Service, from Oshawa GO Station to CourticeCourtice, OntarioCourtice is a community located in Ontario, Canada, about sixty kilometers east of Toronto, adjacent to Oshawa and west of Bowmanville in the Municipality of Clarington. Courtice Road connects with Highway 401 at Interchange 425, providing arterial access to the community...
, BowmanvilleBowmanville, OntarioBowmanville is the largest community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario about 75 km east of Toronto and 15 km east of Oshawa along Highway 2...
and NewcastleNewcastle, OntarioNewcastle is a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The Town of Newcastle was also the original name of what is now Clarington....
(Note: this service operates on Bond Street and King Street, and does not enter the bus terminal)
Durham Region Transit
Customers travelling within Durham RegionRegional Municipality of Durham, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto, Ontario. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometres. Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, with the communities...
can ride on GO Transit buses with a DRT ticket, pass, or transfer under the fare integration agreement. Tickets and passes are sold in the terminal although most of the local bus routes (except for route 413) operate on the adjoining street grid: Centre Street, Simcoe Street, Bond Street and King Street.
- 401 Simcoe
- 402 King
- 405 Central Park
- 406/406B Dean
- 407/407B Ritson
- 411 Grandview
- 413 GO Shuttle: operates from the bus terminal, weekdays via Oshawa CentreOshawa CentreOshawa Centre is a two story shopping mall located in the City of Oshawa, Ontario. It is the largest mall east of Toronto. The Oshawa Centre is owned and managed by Ivanhoe Cambridge.-Anchors:The Oshawa Centre has several large anchor stores....
to Oshawa GO Station